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ORDINANCE 827
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE BC(M)
BUSINESS COMMERCIAL (MODIFIED) ZONING DISTRICT
The Maplewood City Council approves the following changes to the Maplewood Code of
Ordinances:
Section 1.This section amends Section 36-155 of the city code byclarifying the types of uses
allowed in the Business Commercial (Modified) zoning district:
Sec. 36-155. BC(M) Commercial District (Modified).
(c)Conditional uses. The following uses must have a conditional use permit:
(1)All permitted uses in R-3, multiple-dwelling district.
(2)Laundry.
(3)Restaurant, where there are no drive-upfood or beveragewindows or
outdoor menu or ordering boards.All cooking odors must be controlled
so as not to be noticeable to adjacent residences.
(4)Place of amusement, recreation or assembly, other than an indoor
theater, indoor athletic activity or itinerant carnival.
(5)Minor motor fuel station, subject to the requirements in section 36-
151(b)(9).
(6)On-sale liquor business (subject to license).
(7)Anyuse that would be similar to any of the above uses, if it is not noxious
or hazardous.
(d)Prohibited uses:
(1)Drive-in theaters.
(2)Commercial or fee parking lots where such use is the only use of a given
parcel or where such use provides for general rather than specific use
parking.
(3)The exterior storage, display, sale, or distribution of equipment, goods, or
materials.
(4)Car wash.
(5)Public garage or major motor fuel station.
(6)Compressed natural gas or liquid petroleum gas dispensing facilities.
(7)Restaurants with drive-up food or beverage windows.
(8)Restaurants with outdoor menu or ordering boards.
(e)Definitions:
“Drive-up food or beverage window” means an opening in the wall of a building or
restaurant designed and intended to be used to provide food and/or beverage
sales and/or food and/or beverage service to patrons who remain in their
vehicles.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect after a second reading and after the city publishes it
in the official newspaper.
Passed by the Maplewood City Council on April 22, 2002.